New Goose Family

I took this picture last year actually, but it kind of got buried in a whole bunch of other stuff on my computer.  This photo got 2nd place for a local photo contest in my city, and also it just got accepting on Dreamstime!!

Thanks for viewing!

Worn Down Softball

Hi everyone.

So, as some of you may know, I do stock photography now.  It's a way to earn money for your photos.  Of course, you can't earn much money from the photos, but it still feels good to have people wanting to pay for your photos.

So far, I have only had one download, but hey, it's a start right?  So I thought I would share the photo that I got a sale on.

If you want to check out my (less than impressive) portfolio on Dreamstime, you can check it out here!

Thanks for reading.  I'll have another post up in a few days!

I guess I made a wrong turn today

Hi everyone.

So I went out for another 100 step challenge.  It's a really nice day out so I figured I would get one in.

Unfortunately, it looked like I made a wrong turn when I walked out of my door. When I got to 100 steps, there was literally nothing in sight that would be worth taking a picture of.  There was one tree, but I was kind of getting tired of taking pictures of trees.  The roads were busy, so I couldn't really do anything on the actually road.

So, I decided to adjust the aperture on my camera, and see if I could take a picture of the sidewalk with a very shallow depth of field.  Here's the result:

It's a good thing the side walk wasn't too dirty!

Thanks for viewing, and I will post again in a few days!

The Sole Survivor

So it's not exactly Spring here yet, but it sure feels like it.  Temperatures today were in the upper 40's F, and the skies were beautiful.

We've gone through super windy days in Autumn and freezing cold and extremely snowy days in Winter.  However, this little leaf stuck through the whole game, and when all of his other leaf friends were voted off the tree because they were too weak, this one became the Sole Survivor.

Yes, I do watch Survivor a lot, and it's my favourite show, so pardon the Survivor jokes!

Thanks for viewing.

Air Pollution - So harmful, yet so beautiful

I started doing this "100 step challenge" thing.  What you do is as soon as you step out your door, you count 100 steps, and where ever you are at 100 steps, you have to take a picture.  No ifs, ands, or buts, it's the rules!

So after 100 steps, here's where I ended up.  In front of a tree in front of a beautiful sunset.

Any photographers out there going through Photographer's Block, I highly suggest you try this.  It really gets the ideas flowing, and it forces you to get creative to try to get a good picture.  Yes, this isn't the best picture in the world, but it's the best I could do.  Perhaps next time I will take 100 steps somewhere else.  It you don't have to do it outside.  If it's raining outside, do it inside!  Take 100 steps around your house, and where ever you land at 100 steps, snap a picture!

I think I am going to do another 100 step challenge tomorrow, so stay tuned for a new post within the next few days!

Thanks for reading.

Stock Photography

First off, I have to say, I am extremely sorry for not posting in a long time!  I hadn't posted in a few days, and then, I admit, I totally forgot about this.  But I will be posting on here more regularly now.

So, I wanted to talk about stock photography.  If you haven't heard of it, stock photography, is where you upload your photos on a microstock website and if they accept, your photos will be up for sale.  Though you can't sell your photos for much (usually between $.50 and $3.00), it's still a great idea to get your photography out there.

So far, I have had four photos accepted, and have had one sale so far.  If you would like to see my profile, click on the link at the bottom of this post, or you can click the "Dreamstime" button (Dreamstime is the microstock agency I work with) on the side of the page.

Thanks for reading, and I will have another post up in a few days!


Click here for my stock photography portfolio!

NaNoWriMo

Hi everyone!

So this entry is a "not related to photography entry".

I just wanted to let you know, that I am currently participating in the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.  There is no winner to it; the goal is to write a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30.

So, I just wanted to let you know that if you don't see many posts here within this month, you'll know why.  I started late, so I am way behind; I have a LOT of writing to do.

Thanks, and wish me luck on reaching 50,000 words!